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A Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader named Mehboob Malik was arrested after he allegedly harassed well-known West Bengal-based singer Lagnajita Chakraborty in the middle of her live performance at a private school in East Midnapore’s Bhagwanpur area. The incident occurred on Saturday, 20th December, during a cultural programme held at South Point Public School, located in the Bhagabanpur region.

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday, 20th December, arrested Lieutenant Colonel Deepak Kumar Sharma, a senior officer posted with the Department of Defence Production under the Ministry of Defence, in a major corruption case.

On Saturday, 20 December, a court in Punjab declared Aam Aadmi Party MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra a proclaimed offender in a rape case after he repeatedly failed to appear before investigating authorities. Along with this declaration, the court also instructed officials to gather complete details of his movable and immovable assets as part of the ongoing legal process. Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra is the sitting MLA from Sanaur constituency in Patiala district of Punjab.

Fresh violence in Bangladesh has once again raised serious concerns about the safety of the Hindu minority after a Hindu man was brutally lynched by a mob in the Mymensingh district.

A violent mob attacked the offices of Bangladeshi newspapers Prothom Alo and The Daily Star on the night of 18 December, leaving behind scenes of destruction and fear. Although no journalist or employee was physically injured in the incident, both buildings were vandalised and later set on fire, destroying everything inside. The violence followed the death of Sharif Osman Hadi in Singapore, which occurred a week after he was shot in Dhaka, an event that sparked widespread anger and unrest.

On December 18, in Bhaluka Upazila of Mymensingh district in Bangladesh, a young Hindu garment factory worker named Dipu Chandra Das was brutally lynched by a mob over unverified allegations of blasphemy.

The United States Justice Department has released thousands of pages of documents connected to its investigation into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The disclosure took place late on Friday, 19 December, after months of political pressure and a legal deadline created by a new law passed by Congress. The release was widely anticipated and closely watched, given Epstein’s long history of ties to wealthy and influential figures.

India has been closely watching developments in neighbouring Bangladesh as tensions rose sharply following the death of anti-Indian activist Sharif Osman Hadi on Friday (19th December). The situation in the country turned volatile after news of his death spread, prompting heightened security measures in the capital. The Bangladesh interim government, headed by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, moved quickly to prevent further unrest by deploying the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) across several sensitive locations in Dhaka.

The campaign launched by the Yogi Adityanath government to eliminate the illegal drug trade in Uttar Pradesh has moved far beyond the state’s borders and is now being described as a major turning point in dismantling an international drug mafia network.